Facts about Time Served...

In the last month of the fiscal year (June 2011), offenders released from Florida's prisons were serving an average of 86.2% of their court-imposed sentences. (Offenders with offense dates on or after October 1, 1995 are required to serve a minimum of 85% of their court-imposed sentence prior to their release).

The average percentage of sentence served for released offenders with a violent offense was 84.9% in June 2011.

The average percentage of sentence served for released offenders has increased slightly in the last five years, from 85.5% in June 2005 to 86.2% in June 2011.